"In the lab, COVID is a Level 3 biohazard. In schools, it's no big deal. I don't think you can reconcile those two statements.” https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/new-brunswick-schools-air-quality-test-results-ventilation-carbon-dioxide-2022-covid-1.6807229
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Ryan💋 (ryanhoulihan@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 19-Dec-2023 07:31:45 JST Ryan💋
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PatrickDFlood (patrickdflood@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 19-Dec-2023 09:25:49 JST PatrickDFlood
I'm pretty sure the deadliness of a virus isn't the only thing that determines a biohazard level. These are for containment and explode risk not just how lethal. This is misleading at best. In context this is nothing to complain about.
Level 2 biohazard would mean it's not airborne. If it wasn't airi orn it would be classified just the flu
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canleaf08 ⌘ ✅ (canleaf@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 19-Dec-2023 13:08:25 JST canleaf08 ⌘ ✅
@ryanhoulihan In Germany, it is personal responsibility and misfortune…
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Andreas K (yacc143@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 19-Dec-2023 23:38:05 JST Andreas K
@ryanhoulihan Oh, it's simple.
There are existing laws to protect employees. You can be punished, if unlucky, even severely if you do not protect them the way the law/rules say.
Now, as a guess, there are no rules setting exposure levels and protection levels for school kids.
As schools are often PUBLIC schools, and thus creating such rules legally would mean the state creating obligations for itself.
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